A furious row over the right of men who identify as women to use female-only train compartments has pitted Sir Winston Churchill’s grandson against the might of Mumsnet. The move caused uproar on the Mumsnet internet forum, where users complained that their safety could be endangered. Mr Soames, whose grandfather was the great wartime Prime Minister, was reduced to pleading that the cabins had emergency buttons. It is the latest controversy over transgender rights and follows the decision by a female-only swimming pond on Hampstead Heath, North London, to welcome men ‘transitioning’ to women. A Serco spokesman said: 'Everyone is greeted personally and shown to their cabin on the Caledonian Sleeper by our excellent and highly attentive staff.

Source: Daily Mail March 31, 2018 23:45 UTC